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Bird flu (H5N1) has been confirmed successful Ward 7 of Muhamma grama panchayat successful Alappuzha territory of Kerala, prompting authorities to initiate containment measures successful enactment with the Government of India’s 2021 enactment plan, officials connected Thursday (March 19, 2026) said. Over 5,000 birds are acceptable to beryllium culled.
A determination to instrumentality preventive and power measures was taken astatine an exigency gathering of assorted departments chaired by District Collector Inbasekar Kalimuthu, a authorities property merchandise said.
The Animal Husbandry section has deployed accelerated effect teams to transportation retired culling operations wrong a 1-km radius of the epicentre.
"As galore arsenic 5,961 home birds successful the affected portion volition beryllium culled. The culling operations are scheduled to statesman connected the greeting of March 21," the connection said.
The territory medication has issued guidelines for assorted departments to incorporate the dispersed of the disease.
The merchandise said that successful presumption of the outbreak, the nationalist has been urged to stay vigilant.
The officials said that immoderate antithetic wide decease of birds should beryllium reported to the nearest veterinary hospital.
Similarly, radical handling dormant birds person been advised to usage protective measures specified arsenic masks and gloves.
Carcasses should beryllium buried heavy and treated with disinfectants specified arsenic lime and bleaching powder, officials said.
Poultry farms successful the country person besides been directed to guarantee strict biosecurity measures.
The gathering held astatine the Collector's enclosure was attended by Disaster Management Deputy Collector Jinu Punnose, and different elder officials.
On Wednesday, vertebrate flu was detected successful Panangad, Olavanna, Kakkodi and Perumanna panchayats, arsenic good arsenic the Nallalam country successful Kozhikode district.
